Door holder



J. R. CLOVER DOOR HOLDER Oct. 30, 1928. 1,689,621

Filed June 14, 1927 Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STATES JOHN R. CLOVER, OF ENID, OKLAHOMA.

noon HOLDER.

Application filed June 14,

This invention relates to door holders, and

has more particular reference toan improved device especially useful for automatically latching or releasably holding the rear doors of a delivery or commercial automobile body in open position.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a door holder of the above kind which is simple and durable in construction, as well 0 as efficient in operation.

A further object is to provide a door holder of the above kind having simpleand efiicient means for preventing excessive vibration and rattling of the doors when latched in closed position.

The invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts here inafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing: 7

Figure 1 is a View, partly in top plan and partly in horizontal section, of a commercial automobile body, with the doors thereof open and each equipped with a holding device constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2, with the doors closed.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly in section, showing the free end of the anti-rattler spring and the manner of adjustably mounting the door-contacting member thereon, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the movable rod forming part of each holder.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, 5 indicates the body of a conventional commer- 10 cial automobile, the rear end of which is adapted to be closed by the usual pair of horizontally swinging doors 6 hinged, as at 7, to the sides of the body and held in closed position by a suitable latch, such as the hasp 8 and keeper 9. The top of the body 5 embodies the usual cross piece 10, defining the top of the doorway, and the interior cross ribs 11 which reinforce the top covering.

A holder is provided for each door to releasably retain the same in open position, and each holder includes a rearwardly inclined guide rod 12 adapted to have its forward endattached to a cross rib 11, as at 13, and having an u tamed rear end 14 adapted to be his ea tene by screws 15, or the like, to the 1927. Serial No. 198,751.

face of the. cross piece 10, the portion of the rod 12, adjacent the end 14 being downwardly offset, as at 16. Each holder further includes a movable rod 17 adapted to be pivoted at one end, to the inner side of the associated door 6 centrally of the upper end of the latter, and

having an upturned transverse eye 19 at its other end adapted to receive and slide along the guide rod 12. The rod 17 is movable vertically and horizontally relative to the door to readily follow the rod 12, and said rod 17 is of the proper length to cause the eye to engage the offset portion 16 when the door is opened to the desired degree, whereby said door is effectively held open until the rod 17 is pressed upwardly to permit the eye 19 to pass off of the offset portion 16 and forwardly along the rod 12 as the door is swung closed.

For connecting the rod 17 to the door, a bracket 20 having an eye 21 may be screwed to the door, and the adjacent end of the rod 17 may be formed to provide a hook 22 detachably engageable in the eye 21. In this Way the desired universal swinging movement of the rod 17 is permitted and the rod 17 may be detached from the door in case it is desired to swing the door entirely open at any time.

The forward end of guide rod 12 is preferably passed through the eye of an eye-screw threaded into the cross rib 11 to effect the attachment of said rod 12 to the cross rib at 13.

It is well known that the doors 6 are free to vibrate and rattle excessively when latched in the usual way in closed position. In order to overcome this objection, the upturned end 14 of the guide rod 12 of each holder is formed with an integral curved depending extension forming a resilient anti-rattler spring 23 whose lower rearwardly projecting free end is provided with a flat member 24 adapted to contact with the associated door immediately prior to the final closing movement of the latter whereby a rearward pressure is constantly placed on the door when latched closed. In order to further re duce noise and prevent marring of the door, the contact member 24 is preferably faced with leather or the like, as at 25. The member 24 preferably has a threaded socket 26 adjustably threaded onto the end of spring 23. whereby the desired pressure may be applied to the door when closed. Naturally, the pressure may be increased by adjusting the etiiitact member immerse, the adjustand against the free end of the socket member 26.

lhe operation and course of the description, it is believed that the utility and advantages of the inventionv Will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art Without further detailed description.

Minor changes may be made Without dc- V/parting from thespirit and scope of the inventionas gclaimed.

I WVhat I claim as new is: e i

1. Adoor holder comprising a rod having aninterniediate straight portion for. attachment to the frame of the door ,atthe opening thereof, said intermediate portion atone end vthereof merging into: a return bent offset portion, said offset portion merging With an angularly disposed guide portion, and asecondrod having an eye receiving the guide .portion of the first-mentioned rod, said eye" 1 adapted to entersaid return bent portion of the first-mentioned rod and contact withtlie functions of the I ele- F ments having been dealt with during the intermediate straight portion at the end thereof.

:socond rod having an eyereceiving the guide portion of thefirst-mentioned rod, said eye adapted to enter said return bent portion. of

the fiistunentioneclrod and contact With the intermediate straight, portion at the end thereof, the said straight intermediatefportion ofthefirstementio ied rodwiiierging at its other .end With avi eversely curved spring portion disposed across the guide portion and having its lower end disposed under the return, bent offset portion, and a bumper ,ineinber carried at the end of;the said'curved spring portion.

In testimonywhereof I affix. my signature.

. Jennie CLOVER. 

